Travel Reference
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Everts' thistle
he
Everts thistle
(Cirsium scariosum)
commemorates Truman Everts, the man who sur-
vived—in part by eating its roots—for 37 days when lost in Yellowstone in 1870. Peeled stems
and roots are both edible.
Shooting star
(Dodecatheon pauciflorum),
like the house-plant cyclamen, has its petals flexed
backwards and its dark, pollen-producing stamens projecting forward.
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ELLOW
Monkeylower
Yellow monkeyflower
(Mimulus guttatus)
thrives in the steamy atmosphere of hot spring
basins, but the heat restricts it to 2 to 3 inches (5-7 cm) high there.
